neia

See also: neiâ and neiʼá

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɛɪːa/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną (“to bow”).

Alternative forms

• neie, nigja

Verb

neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei)

1. to curtsey

   Synonym: bukka

Etymology 2

From earlier neigja, from Old Norse hneigja, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną (“to make bow”). A causative of Etymology 1. Akin to German neigen.

Alternative forms

• neie, neigja

Verb

neia (present tense neier, past tense neidde, past participle neitt/neidd, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative nei)

1. to beat in, bend (e.g. a nail) once it's gone through a medium (often a piece of wood), so that the spike doesn't face outwards

   Synonyms: njode, node

Etymology 3

From nei (“no”).

Verb

neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei)

1. to refuse, to say no

References

• “neia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• eine

Zimakani

Noun

neia

1. water

References

• Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Donald C. Laycock, Pacific linguistic studies in honour of Arthur Capell (1970), page 1260: The Suki word for water, nia, has certainly been borrowed from languages in the Mai Kussa-Pahoturi area (Warubi, Mikud, Agob) where it is widespread. From suki it will have found its way into Zimakani (neia).